Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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From the World of MAPH Authors
A few updates courtesy of Jeff McMahon: Gregory Lawless (MAPH 04) has just published a new poem in the latest issue of Sixth Finch. Lawless is also the author of I Thought I was New Here (BlazeBox, 2009) Kiki Petrosino (MAPH 04) introduced a new limited-edition chapbook, The Dark is Here at the Association of Writers & Writing…
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MAPH Reunion: The Fifteenth Class!
MAPH Celebrates the graduation of its FIFTEENTH CLASS this year on Friday, June 3. Consider the following: In 1996, Alanis Morissette won a Grammy Award in the category of Best Record for Jagged Little Pill. Fargo was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards (but lost, much to the dismay of Elaine Benes, to…
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Meet an Alum: Zeke Reich
I interviewed Zeke Reich about his MAPH experience and his current position at the Veterans Administration in Washington, DC. Here’s what he had to say: What were your goals upon entry into MAPH? I came into MAPH with the primary intention of connecting with a constellation of people and ideas that can be found in the…
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Meet an Alum: Gianna Mosser
Gianna Mosser came to MAPH directly from the University of Miami. She graduated summa cum laude in three years and moved to Chicago in the fall of 2004. “I started MAPH not long after my 21st birthday,”she explained to me by phone. “I was actually told by some of the staff at the time: wow…
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Alum Holiday Gathering
HEADS UP, Alums! This Thursday evening from 6-9 pm (or however long you want to hang out and reminisce about the good old MAPH days), we’ll be holding a get together at Clark Street Ale House (742 N. Clark Street, 60610). You’ll recognize it by the neon “Stop and Drink” sign out front. The first…
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Meet an Alum: Kristen Wahl Hagan
Kristen Wahl Hagan entered MAPH in the Fall of 2005 after having received Bachelor’s degrees in Clothing and Textile design (Virginia Tech University) and Art History (Indiana University). She came to MAPH intending to apply for PhD programs in Art History, but her experiences working in the art world also gave her a sense of…
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Meet an Alum: Beth Gallagher
Beth Gallagher is the Director of Community Involvement for AON Corporation, headquartered in Chicago. According to her bio, she is responsible for “managing the day-to-day operations of the AON Foundation giving programs, which include grants, sponsorships, business unit charitable contributions, disaster relief and employee matching gifts. In addition, Beth oversees employee volunteer programming at the…
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Meet an Alum: Anna Piepmeyer
Anna Piepmeyer graduated from MAPH in 2007. She thought she had a pretty clear idea of what came after the Program. “Like most people, I had assumed it was a PhD and that I’d be an English professor,” she told me during a phone conversation. Anna spent the first half of the year thinking “I…
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Meet an Alum: Introduction
As many of you know, MAPH will graduate its FIFTEENTH class in June 2011! We have more than 1,500 alumni, a huge number of which live, work, and in various ways pursue the species-being life right here in the Chicagoland area. But regardless of geographic location, we want to hear what you’re up to–especially if…
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TYPEFACE screening this Friday
MAPH and the 64th Street Print Shop are very pleased to announce that we’ll be holding a screening of the documentary film TYPEFACE this coming Friday (10/22) at 6:30 in Social Sciences 122. Several 2004 MAPH alums collaborated in the making of TYPEFACE including producer and director Justine Nagan. It was recently nominated for a…
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